The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-17

tiade. It was in 1888 that he became asso-
ciated with Spies on the paper, He owes
his education to his own diligence, and is an
able, fluent speaker. OF his personal courage
! little can be said and Fielden, when asked IL
he thought Schwab threw the bomb that
killed so many of the police, said II cannot
tell. do not believe he has the courage.
have never seen it put to the test" His wife,
| or rather the woman who lives with him in
free-love fashion, belongs to a noted Anar-
chistic family, and is an exile from Austria.
| Schwab is wild and ferocious in appearance
is, in fact, typical Anarchist. He has
been associated with the Communists OF
France and Germany, and knows from expe-
rience, how to successfully oppose the author
tiles. He was personally acquainted with
Most, the New York Anarchist, and doubt
less gained many Of his ideas from that
of most Of the editorials that melted the
workingmen to violence that appeared in the
Arbeiter Zeltung
Fielden's ability as speaker was acquired
in pulpit work as lay preacher of the
English Methodists. He was employed as a
youth at a cotton mill in Lancashire, and
taught in Sunday school. He was advanced
to be preacher on account of his gift of
ready speech and earne ,tness Of character.
Fielden came to the United States in 1866
After residing three years in Cleveland he
made his home in Chica 20, where he worked
as carpenter. Agitation was more con
genial work, and as the fluent mouthpiece of
archist leader when the hand of justice seized
him. In the riot he received gunshot
wound in the left knee.
George Engel has been in America between
Is and l6 years. He was born in Germany,
from whence he brought the socialistic opin-
ions which have led him into trouble At
the time of his arrest he was associated with
int obi al off AvINoi
Zeitung.
Lingg was the youngest Of the condemned
murderers, being only about %. He received
such education as he has in Baden, Germany.
From that country he removed into Switzer-
land, and left the tiny republic for this giant
one. He associated himself with the Anar-
chists upon first coming here, and is an ex-
ample Of the danger which attends keeping
bad company.
An attempt was made to prove that Lingg
was insane.
OF Adolph Fischer but little is known. He
was German, and lived in the United States
from IL to IA years. When arrested he was
working as printer on Spies paper.
Only one of these condemned Anarchists
was an American citizen.
/ The demeanor of the men during confine-
| ment has been of determined, obstinate in
difference to all influences for or against
| them, and almost to the end they held per-
sistently out against an appeal for mercy
| from the governor of their state. Bombs
| were found in the cell of one of their number
| another attempted suicide and threatened to
| try it again at the first opportunity. and all
PROGRESSED no change whatever in their ideas,
although three deplored the results Of that
memorable day. The wife Of one Of them is
reported to have said, u want to livewith the
thought of my husband hanged that I may
be inspired to bring up two good revolu-
| tionists."
Among the accomplishments of the long
imprisonment of the murderers, the country
has been half amused, half scandalized, by
the going about of the wives Of one or two of
the condemned men, lecturing and pleading
for the lives of their husbands. Notable
among these is Lucy A. Parsons, wife of the
one who melted the riot. The recent occur
rences at the Jail are familiar to the public,
and some of them are strange
enough to surpass fiction. Last
Wednesday, August Spies, Samuel Field
en- and Nicholas Schwab signed petition
humbly begging the Governor to commute
their sentences. These three of the seven
i condemned men were the only ones who have
not written letters to the Governor that they
would not accept communications of their SEN
fences, and that all efforts in that direction
were without their sanction.